Prime Minister of Iceland

Prime Minister of Iceland
Prime Minister of Iceland
Forsætisráðherra Íslands
	Coat of arms of Iceland
	Incumbent; Katrín Jakobsdóttir; since 30 November 2017
	Prime Minister's Office
Member of	State Council of Iceland; Cabinet of Iceland;
Seat	Reykjavík, Capital Region
Nominator	Incumbent's political party and coalition government
Appointer	President of Iceland
Term length	No Term Limit; Serves as long as the incumbent has majority support in the Parliament.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Iceland; Law on the Cabinet of Iceland;
Precursor	Minister for Iceland
Formation	1 February 1904
First holder	Jón Magnússon
Salary	2,021,825 ISK monthly (2017)
Website	eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is Template:En icon; forsaetisraduneyti.is Template:Is icon

The Prime Minister of Iceland (Template:Lang-is) is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the President and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.

Constitutional basis

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President under the Constitution of Iceland, Section II Article 17, and chairs the Cabinet of Iceland:

Fundunum stjórnar sá ráðherra, er forseti lýðveldisins hefur kvatt til forsætis, og nefnist hann forsætisráðherra.^[2]

The [cabinet] meetings shall be presided over by the Minister called upon by the President of the Republic to do so, who is designated Prime Minister.^[3]

Locations

The Prime Minister's office is located in Stjórnarráðið, Reykjavik where their secretariat is based and where cabinet meetings are held.^[4] The Prime Minister has a summer residence, Þingvallabær in Þingvellir. The Prime Minister also has a Reception House at Tjarnargata, Reykjavik which was the Prime Ministerial residence until 1943.^[5]

Stjórnarráðið in Reykjavík, the Prime Minister's Office
Þingvallabær, the Prime Minister's summer residence

List of previous prime ministers

Home Rule (1904–1918)

Political Party: Home Rule Independence Union Independent

No	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Took office	Left office	Party
	Hannes Hafstein (1861–1922) MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla	1 February 1904	31 March 1909	Home Rule Party
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	Björn Jónsson (1846–1912) MP for Barðastrandarsýsla	31 March 1909	14 March 1911	Independence Party
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" \|	Kristján Jónsson (1852–1926) MP for Borgarfjarðarsýsla	14 March 1911	24 July 1912	Independent
	Hannes Hafstein (1861–1922) MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla	24 July 1912	21 July 1914	Union Party
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945) MP for West Skaftafellssýsla	21 July 1914	4 May 1915	Independence Party
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	Einar Arnórsson (1880–1955) MP for Árnessýsla	4 May 1915	4 January 1917	Independence Party (Langsum)

Kingdom (1918–1944)

Political Party: Home Rule Independence Conservative Progressive Independent

	No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of Office				Political Party	Cabinet	Election
	No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	#	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Cabinet	Election
	1		Jón Magnússon (1859–1926) MP for Reykjavík until 1920 not in Parliament from 1920	1	4 January 1917	25 February 1920	1888	Home Rule Party	HP–IP–PP	Oct. 1916
	1			2	25 February 1920	7 March 1922	1888	Home Rule Party	HP–others	1919
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	2		Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945) MP without constituency	•	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	746	Independence Party	IP–others	1919
rowspan=4 bgcolor=Template:Conservative Party (Iceland)/meta/color\|1923	2		Sigurður Eggerz (1875–1945) MP without constituency	•	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	746	Independence Party	IP–others
style="background:Template:Conservative Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(1)		Jón Magnússon (1859–1926) MP without constituency	3	22 March 1924	23 June 1926 (died)	823	Conservative Party	CP
style="background:Template:Conservative Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	3		Magnús Guðmundsson Acting (1879–1937) MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla	3	23 June 1926	8 July 1926	15	Conservative Party	CP
style="background:Template:Conservative Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	4		Jón Þorláksson (1877–1935) MP without constituency	•	8 July 1926	28 August 1927	416	Conservative Party	CP
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	5		Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889–1935) MP for Strandasýsla	•	28 August 1927	3 June 1932	1741	Progressive Party	PP	bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1927
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1931	5		Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889–1935) MP for Strandasýsla	•	28 August 1927	3 June 1932	1741	Progressive Party	PP
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	6		Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894–1972) MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla	•	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	785	Progressive Party	PP–IP–Peasants
bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1933	6			•	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	785	Progressive Party	PP–IP–Peasants
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	7		Hermann Jónasson (1896–1976) MP for Strandasýsla	1	28 July 1934	2 April 1938	2849	Progressive Party	PP–SDP	bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1934
2				2 April 1938	17 April 1939	PP			rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1937
3				17 April 1939	18 November 1941	PP–IP–SDP
4				18 November 1941	16 May 1942	PP–IP–SDP
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	8		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	1	16 May 1942	16 December 1942	214	Independence Party	IP	bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|Jul.1942
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|Oct.1942	8			1	16 May 1942	16 December 1942	214	Independence Party	IP
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" \|	9		Björn Þórðarson (1879–1963) not in Parliament	•	16 December 1942	21 October 1944	675	Independent	—

Republic (1944–present)

Political Party: Independence Progressive Social Democratic Left-Green

	No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of Office				Political Party	Cabinet	Election	President of Republic of Iceland (1. Term of Office) (2. Political Party)
	No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	#	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Cabinet	Election
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	2	21 October 1944	4 February 1947	836	Independence Party	IP–SDP–SP	rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1946	Sveinn Björnsson (1. 17 June 1944–25 January 1952) (2. Independent)
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Alliance/meta/color;" \|	10		Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980) MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla	•	4 February 1947	6 December 1949	1036	Social Democratic Party	SDP–IP–SP
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	3	6 December 1949	14 March 1950	98	Independence Party	IP	rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1949
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	11		Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893–1966) MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla	•	14 March 1950	11 September 1953	1277	Progressive Party	PP–IP
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	4	11 September 1953	24 July 1956	1035	Independence Party	IP–PP	bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1953	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1. 1 August 1952–1 August 1968) (2. Social Democratic Party (Iceland))
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(7)		Hermann Jónasson (1896–1976) MP for Strandasýsla	5	24 July 1956	23 December 1958	894	Progressive Party	Alliance PP–SDP–PA	bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1956
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Alliance/meta/color;" \|	12		Emil Jónsson (1902–1986) MP for Hafnarfjörður	•	23 December 1958	20 November 1959	332	Social Democratic Party	SDP	bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Alliance/meta/color \|Jun.1959
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	5	20 November 1959	8 September 1961	658	Independence Party	IP–SDP	rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|Oct.1959
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	13		Bjarni Benediktsson Acting (1908–1970) MP for Reykjavík		8 September 1961	31 December 1961	114	Independence Party	IP–SDP
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		1 January 1962	14 November 1963	682	Independence Party	IP–SDP
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(13)		Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970) MP for Reykjavík	•	14 November 1963	10 July 1970 (died)	2430	Independence Party	IP–SDP	bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1963
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1967	(13)		Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970) MP for Reykjavík	•	14 November 1963	10 July 1970 (died)	2430	Independence Party	IP–SDP	Kristján Eldjárn (1. 1 August 1968–1 August 1980) (2. Independent)
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	14		Jóhann Hafstein (1915–1980) MP for Reykjavík	•	(Acting: 10 July 1970) 10 October 1970	14 July 1971	369	Independence Party	IP–SDP
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	15		Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913–1984) MP for Northwestern Region	1	14 July 1971	28 August 1974	1141	Progressive Party	PP–PA–LL		bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1971
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	16		Geir Hallgrímsson (1925–1990) MP for Reykjavík	•	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	1465	Independence Party	IP–PP		bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1974
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(15)		Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913–1984) MP for Northwestern Region	2	1 September 1978	15 October 1979	409	Progressive Party	PP–PA		bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1978
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Alliance/meta/color;" \|	17		Benedikt Gröndal (1924–2010) MP for Reykjavík	•	15 October 1979	8 February 1980	116	Social Democratic Party	SDP		rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1979
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	18		Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910–1983) MP for Reykjavík	•	8 February 1980	26 May 1983	1203	Independence Party (*Gunnar's faction)	IP*–PP–PA	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1. 1 August 1980–1 August 1996) (2. Independent)
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	19		Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010) MP for Westfjords	1	26 May 1983	8 July 1987	1504	Progressive Party	PP–IP		bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1983
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	20		Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947–) MP for Southern Region	•	8 July 1987	28 September 1988	448	Independence Party	IP–PP–SDP		rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1987
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	(19)		Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010) MP for Reykjanes	2	28 September 1988	10 September 1989	944	Progressive Party	PP–SDP–PA
3	(19)		Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010) MP for Reykjanes	10 September 1989	30 April 1991	PP–SDP–PA–CiP	944	Progressive Party
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	21		Davíð Oddsson (1948–) MP for Reykjavík until 2003 MP for Reykjavík North from 2003	1	30 April 1991	23 April 1995	4887	Independence Party	IP–SDP		bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1991
2				23 April 1995	28 May 1999	IP–PP			bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1995	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1. 1 August 1996–1 August 2016) (2. Independent)
3				28 May 1999	23 May 2003	IP–PP			bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|1999
4				23 May 2003	15 September 2004	IP–PP			rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|2003
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	22		Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947–2015) MP for Reykjavík North	•	15 September 2004	15 June 2006	638	Progressive Party	PP–IP
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	23		Geir Haarde (1951–) MP for Reykjavík South	1	15 June 2006	24 May 2007	962	Independence Party	IP–PP
2	23		Geir Haarde (1951–) MP for Reykjavík South	24 May 2007	1 February 2009	IP–SDA	962	Independence Party	rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|2007
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Social Democratic Alliance/meta/color;" \|	24		Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–) MP for Reykjavík North	1	1 February 2009	10 May 2009	1572	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA–LGM
2	24		Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–) MP for Reykjavík North	10 May 2009	23 May 2013	SDA–LGM	1572	Social Democratic Alliance	bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Alliance/meta/color \|2009
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	25		Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975–) MP for Northeast Constituency	•	23 May 2013	7 April 2016	1049	Progressive Party	PP–IP		rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|2013
style="background:Template:Progressive Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	26		Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1962–) MP for South Constituency	•	7 April 2016	11 January 2017	280	Progressive Party	PP–IP	Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (1. 1 August 2016–) (2. Independent)
style="background:Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color;" \|	27		Bjarni Benediktsson (1970–) MP for Southwest Constituency	•	11 January 2017	30 November 2017	323	Independence Party	IP–RP–BF		bgcolor=Template:Independence Party (Iceland)/meta/color \|2016
style="background:Template:Left-Green Movement/meta/color;" \|	28		Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976–) MP for Reykjavík North	•	30 November 2017		2541	Left-Green Movement	LGM–IP–PP		bgcolor=Template:Left-Green Movement/meta/color \|2017

Timeline since 1980

References

^ "2016.3.001 Alþingismenn, ráðherrar og forseti Íslands" [2016.3.001 Parliamentarians, Ministers and President of Iceland] (PDF). Kjararáð (in Icelandic). p. 7.
^ Constitution of Iceland (Icelandic version)
^ Constitution of Iceland (English version)
^ "The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Iceland". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ "Minister's Residence". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

External links

Iceland's Prime Ministers Office

[1] "2016.3.001 Alþingismenn, ráðherrar og forseti Íslands" [2016.3.001 Parliamentarians, Ministers and President of Iceland] (PDF). Kjararáð (in Icelandic). p. 7.

[2] Constitution of Iceland (Icelandic version)

[3] Constitution of Iceland (English version)

[4] "The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Iceland". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

[5] "Minister's Residence". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

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v t e Prime ministers of Iceland
Minister for Iceland (1904–1918)	Hannes Hafstein Björn Jónsson Kristján Jónsson Hannes Hafstein Sigurður Eggerz Einar Arnórsson
Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)	Jón Magnússon Sigurður Eggerz Jón Magnússon Magnús Guðmundsson Jón Þorláksson Tryggvi Þórhallsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Hermann Jónasson Ólafur Thors Björn Þórðarson
Republic of Iceland (1944–present)	Ólafur Thors Stefán J. Stefánsson Ólafur Thors Steingrímur Steinþórsson Ólafur Thors Hermann Jónasson Emil Jónsson Ólafur Thors Bjarni Benediktsson Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Jóhannesson Geir Hallgrímsson Ólafur Jóhannesson Benedikt S. Gröndal Gunnar Thoroddsen Steingrímur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Bjarni Benediktsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson